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TICKET MACHINE.

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. TICKET-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.' 26, Hilti.

Application filed November 29, 1915. Serial No. 64,067.

" a'citizen of Austria, residing at Dayton, in

the county ot Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Machines, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to ticket issuing machines and more particularly to that class adapted to` issue one or more tickets or checks of various denominations at one oplis I ter of certain divisional applications.

One of the principal objects-bf this invention is to provide a novel form or ticket.

or check ejecting device.' In the preferred form ot embodiment disclosed herein, this device is constructed to eject a varying num'- ber of tickets-"which have been printed and severed from a ticket strip during the operation of the machine. The tickets are successively fed intoposition to be severed from a ticket strip andthen near the end of the operation of the machine the ejecting cevice is operated to feed all of the severed tickets into position to be Vithdrawn from 4the machine.

The machine as illustrated also provides totalizing mechanism for accumulating the total value ot' tickets ot' variousdenomina* tions as they are issued with means for disabling the totalizing mechanism `when tickets ot a certain denomination are issued. 'In the mechanism to which the present invention is shown applied the actuating mechanism is constructedto be given various extents `of movement dependent upon the value or denomination of the tickets to be issued. However, this mechanism is not `designed to be givenex'tents of movements con'miensurate with values or denominations greater than a` predetermined value. There- .'fol'e.- when tickets ot greater value than the predetermined value are issued the totalizinnr mechanism is disabled.

With these and incidental objects in view preferred form 'of embodiment of which is .and part of the-key trames are bi to expose the devices operated bjr .tion taken on the line C-C of Fig. Il and hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification.

0f said drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of 'the machine constructed in accordance to the in- .vent-ion' shown herein. In this ligure the cabinet of the machine, the printing` mecl'r anism4 andv the electric motor arc omitted nominations keysyto View.

Fig. 2 is a transverse verticales a'" just within the right hand s themachine and showing part of the ential mechanism forkthe totalizinv l nism, and other parts controlled lr nomination keys.

Fig. A3 is a detail transverst tion taken along the bank of dL keys to show the mechanism for ci the variable operation of the .nac

Fig. 4 is a detail View of the cam t A ating certain parts off the nicchanisin in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail transverse vert" 'l tion taken along the side of 'the ticket keys as on the lineair-f.L in and looking in the direction oii 'the Fig. 5^ is a detail view of the r 55s locking the machine against operai: ing times at which the machine is not 'to be operated. V

Fig. G is a detail sectional view taken along the left hand side of the bank et de- 9c Fig. 8 is a detail transverse-vertical seclooking in the direction of arrows to show part ot' the operating means for the ticket counters.

Fig. 9 is a detail right hand side view ci the ticket counters and the operating` mean.` therefor.

Fig. 10 .is a detail sectional View taken through two of theticket counters as on the line D-D of Fig. l and looking' in the direction 'of the arrow.

Fig. 11 is a lett hand side view of the machine and shows the printing and totalizingr mechanisms.

Fig'. l2 is a detail view showing the 'cam and part of the pitman or operating the platen.

Fig. 13 is a. detail top plan View of the ticket ejecting mechanism.

Fig. 14 is a detail rear View partiybroken away of the means for operating the check ejecting mechanism.

Fig. l is a detail partial right hand side view of the machine with the motor omitted and showing the motor locking device.

Figs. 16 and 17 are detail side views taken along the side of the operating means for the check eject-ing mechanism. Fig. 16 shows this means in normal pcsitionand Fig. 17 shows the same in moved position.

Fig. i8 is a detail sectional view showing` the totalizingr mechanism for accumulating` the total value'of issued tickets of certain denominations, and' the total counter for.

registering the total number of issued tickets' of all denominations.

The present invention is shown applied to type ot 'machine well known on the market and fully shown and described in the copendihg application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No 802,101, filed by Francesco Skerl, on Nov. 20,1913. It is to 'be understood,v however, that the present .invention is readily A epplicable to other types. of machines and it is not intended to limit the inventionto use with the particu- "tl'ar embodiment disclosed herein.

, The depression of In general the machine is provided with a bank of amount keys for determining the value or denominations 'of tickets to be issued and a bank of number or ticket keys for determining the numberbof tickets to be issued at a' single operation of the machine. The ticket key representing the number of tickets to be issued is first depressed whenthe machine ist@ be operated and then the desired denomination key is operated.

the desired ticket key differentially positions means, which when the desired denomination key is depressed, lirn its the extent of movement of a'device for controlling the number `(if-operations of the machine. there being one ticket issued upon erich cycle of operationpf the latter.

The amount keysalso operate means or efmtroling the extent of movement of the rwinliztir actuating mechanism during the op: ration of the machine. The machine in the preferred form of embodiment is shown as adapted to issue tickets of five different denominations namely 5ft, 10c, 1520 and 50c tickets. xlt is, that a, machine can be constructed in accordan.' with the pre-sent inventionto issue tickets ct any desired denominations', without departing from the scope of the present of course.y to ,beunderstood l counter vclockwise as viewed in Fig. 15 to invention, the denominations of the' tickets shown in the drawings being merely for illustrative purposes. `When the 50e denomination key is operated it automatically disconnects the actuating member -for the totalizer from the operating' device for Ithe actuating member. the other amount keys is depressed the actuating. means is actuated accordingly to add the value of the ticket or tickets issued on the totalizer.

Upon each cycle of operation of the machine the printing mechanism prints a ticket upon a ticket strip and severs the printed ticket from the strip. Near the end of the variable operation ofthe machine, coperatingr feeding meinbers of the ejecting device are moved into cooperative relation and then operated to eject the printed and severed tickets into position to Abe withdrawn from vthe machine.

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The above description briefly points out the general features of the machine. The details appear from the drawings wherein 23 is the main drive shaft (Figs. 1, 11 and The shaft is journaled in side frames 24 and 25 of the machine. Rigidly mounted on the shaft 23 is a gear 26 (Fig. 15) which meshes with a gear 27 having half as many teeth and rigidly mounted on a. shaft 2,8 journaled in the frames 24 and 25. Also rigidly mounted on the shaft 28 is a clutch member 290i the electric'motor (not shown) employed to operate the 'machine Only part of the clutch connections for the motor is shown in the drawings it being considered sulicient to state in the present case that a locking arm 3f) normally engages a shoulder on a disk 33 loose on the' shaft Q8 and that movement. of a Locking arm 30 from normal locking position. permits operation of the disk 33 t0 connect the c'lutchmemberQQ with a ,clutch member (not shoivnl operatively connected to the armature of the motor. If

a`more detailed description ot the motor and the clutch mechanisrnforthe motor is desired reference may` bejhad to Letters Patent of the United States, No. 923,857, granted J une 8, 19th) uponapplication led by Charles F. Kettering and also to Letters 4Patent of the United Sta/tes No.f"1,144.418

lVhen, however, one ot v10e l iis granted June 29,' 1915 vtoharles F, Kertering and iVm. A. Chryst.

The motor lockingarm 3 0 (Fig. 15) is pivotally connected to the upper end of a link 31 Which at its lower end is provided .with a notch into which a pin 35 carried by an arm 36 projects. When the machine is to be set in operationl the arm 36 is rocked clutch 1s rennei-rasee dered cliiective and the motor circuit is closed. The means for rocking the arm 36 to effect the unlocking of the machine will be describedlater. stud 37 projectingr from the side frame 25 of the machine extends into a slot in the link 34 to guide the link in its movements and thereby prevent the notch in the lower end of the link 34 becoming disengaged from the pin 35.

' Ireybwa A row or bank of amount or denominan tion keys 39 (Figs. l, 2 and 3) is provided to determine the denomination of the ticket or tickets to be issued at each operation of the machine, and a row or bank of ticket keys 40 (Figs. l and 5) is provided to determine the numberof tickets to be issued during a single operation of the machine. The denomination keys 39 ar'e slidably mounted in a frame 43 supported by a rear frame 44 and a front [i5 (Fig. l.) of the machine. The ticket keys i() are slidably mounted'i'n like manner in a similar key framee which is also supported on the frames 4laand 45. Springs a?, (Figs. 2

and 5) which are coiied about the key shanks` ing an operation of the machine a ticket tion until an amount key is depressed, when a locking plate, to be described later, is operated to retain the operated ticket key in depressed position until near the end of the operation of the machine. The mechanism about to be described is shown and described in detail in the hereinbefore mentioned co-pending application of the present applicant and is therefore not shown in detail herein. supported at its forward end by the upper The detent 53 is pivotally end of an arm 55 and at its rear end by left hand sides of the shoulders 48 of the 70 ticket keys 40 engage inclined edges 59 of the locking hooks or projectlons on the detent 53. Depression of a ticket key through the engagement of its pin 58 with y the corresponding inclined edge 59 moves '75 the detent forwardly until 4the pin 58 on the depressed key passes out of engagement with the inclined edge y59 whereupon a spring (not shown) draws the detent rearward 'to normal position, so that the prou jection 60 passes over the pin 58 on the depressed ticket key and retains the latm ter in depressed position. The rearward movement of the detent 53 to normal position is limited by the engagement of a projection on its lower edge with a piu 66 projectingfrom the key frame 46.

lf it is desired to move the detent 56 for* Wardly preliininarily tothe operation of tue machine to release the operated ticket key, as for example When the Wrong ticket keyis operated, a release key 67, which is the foremost key in the bank of ticket key .is de nressed before the desired denomination rey is operated. Upon such depression of the release key its pin 58 engages an inclined edge 69 (Fig. 5) on the detent 53 thereby moving latter forwardly so that the projection 60 on the detent is carried away from over the pin 58 on the depressed ticket key to permit the spring 47 for the latter to restore it to normal position.

When a denomination `key is operated, f1. locking plate TO (Fig. 5) for the bank of ticket keys is operated, through means to be described later, for the purpose of locking the operated tickelt key in depressed position until near the end of the operation of the machine. This locking plate 70 is slidably mounted on the right hand side of the key frame 46, the locking' yplate being provided with slots 71 through which pins 7:2 on the key frame 46 project. This locking plate 70 has locking projections 73 whiclrare so constructed that, when the 'lo-cking plate is drawn rearwardly upon depression of a denomination key one of the projections engages over the pin 74 projecting from the right hand side of the shoulder 4:8 of the operated ticket key to lock the latter in operated position until near the end of the operation of the machine. The projections 73 for the undepressed keys move under the pins '(4 on these keys to lock them against depression during the operation of the machine. Near the end of the operation of the machine the locking plate 70 is slid for y'vardly to normal position to release the optor the key restores the latter to normal nndepressed position.

In order to permit the restoration of the ,1

keynear'the end of the opoperated ticket eration of the machine it is.` necessary to move the detent 53'(Fig. 5) forwardly and this is done as each ticket is issued so after a variable number of tickets have ,been issued the operated tickeikey can be restored to undepresse'd position, when the looking plat-e 70 is returned to normal position as above stated. YTo operate` the detent' 53 in this manner the lower end oi the lever 54 carries a pin 77 projecting into a recess in the upper end of a lever 7 S loosely mounted on the shat't 28. When the detent 53 is in normal position the lower 78 is in the path of movement of a cam block S0 mounted on the side of a disk 81 fast on the main drive shaft 23. Near the end of each cycle oi' operation oi the machine the cam bloc-k 80 engages the lower end of the lever 7 3 thereby rocking the lever 73 -clockwise and the lever 54 counter clockwise (lig. l5) to move the detent 53 forwardly. Near the end or" the lastcycle of operation of the machine and at same time that the detent 53 is moved forwardly'the y locking plateI 70 is moved to normal unlocking position so that the spring 47 for the operated ticket key may then restore the latter to normal undepressed position.

For the `purpose of determining the number ci' tickets to be issued at a single operation of the main operating mechanism the bank of ticket keys is provided with a movable plate 84 (Fig. 5) pivotally carried at its forward and rear ends respectively by iipwardly extending arms`85 and 86 of levers 87 and 88 respectively mounted" on the pins 57 and 5G respectively on the key frame The pins 58 on the ticket keys 39 cothe vnumber of cycles of operation operate with differentially inclined slots 851 in the plate S4. )Vlien a ticket key is depressed it moves the plate 34 dierentially and rearwardly by the coperation of its pin 5S with tlieinclined slot 851 under the pin thereby swinging'the bell lcrank levers .87 and 88 diil'erentiallyy in a-clockwise vdirection (Fig. ',5) about their pivotal centers.-

The nearly horizontal arm' of the lever 88 is connected to the upper end of a link 89 which at its lower end is pi'votally connected to a lever 90 loosely mounted on a cross rod Then the bell crank lever 8,8' is rocked differentially as above described,y they lever -90 is rocked differentially in a counter clockwise direction (Fig. 5) through .the lin-k 89and sthe position of this lever 90 then determines of the ma` chine as will be described later.` When the depressed ticket key is restoredto normal po- `sition near the end of the operation .of the .machine a spring 94 connected at its forward Y ra1ne'43.- At its rear end the end of the lever 4 y key.

end to the key frame 46 and at its rear end to the lever 88 restores the plate 84 and hence the lever 90 to normal position. A projection 95 on the lower end of the plat/e 84 normally engages the pin 66 on the keyT frame i6 to prevent movement of the plate past normal position.

`A complete depression of a denomination key 39 operates the locking plate 7)l (Fig. 5) 'for the ticket keys and the motor locking arm 30 (Fig. 15) and the means b which these results are accomplished Wil now be described. A vplate 97 (Fig 3) is pivotally mounted at its forward end on a vertical arm 93 of a lever 99 loosely mounted 'on' a stud 100 'projecting from the key plate 97 is pivdtally mounted Aon the vertical arm of a lever 103 loosely mounted ona stud 104 also projecting `from the -key frame 43. When a denomination key is depressed a pin 105 which projects from 'the lefthand side of the shoulder 58 of the key exige. es in the corresponding inclined slot 06 formed in the plate 97, and moves the plate rearwardly, thereby swinging the levers 99 and 103 about their pivots. The slots 106 are of the same inclination so that .when a denomination key isdepressed the plate 97 is swung rearwardly anfinvariable distance against the influence ota' `s ring 101 connected at its forward end to t 1e lever 99 and at its rear end to a pin @pn a locking plate '109 to be described later. A projection 96 on the lower edge o the plate 97 normally engages a stud 102 on the keyfmme 43 to prevent forward movement of the plate 97 past normal position. The vertical arm of the lever 103 carries av pin. 107 which projects into a slot 103 (Fig. ormed in the ocking plate for the ticket keys. It can therefore be seeri vthat when the plate 97 is -moved rearwardly by the depression of a denomination key the locking plate 70 is drawn rearwardly to lock the depressed ticket key in depressed position.

In order to prevent depression of a ticket pressed partially, an arm 110 of a, yoke member 119 loose 'on a shaft 111 is moved under the arm 112 (Fig. 5) of the lever 87 by the depressed denominationy key, thereby preventingl rearward movement of the plate 84 and hence depression of a ticket Theright. side of thelyokefmemher 119 (lFig. 3) carries a pin 120 projecting into a recess in the lever 99 sothat when a-dcnomination kej; is depressed the yoke mem- -eerw119 is roc ed counterclockwise (Figs. 3 and 5,) to carryi'its arm 110 under the arm 112 ofthe lever 87.

K'A link 113 (Fig. 3) is pivotaliy connectid at its upper end to .the nearly horizontal arm of the lever 103.r At its lower end this` link 113 is provided with a slot 114 into which a pin projecting from the forwardly extending-germ of e lever 115 projects, The downwardly extending arm of the lever 115, which is loosely mounted on the cross rod 93 is provided with a. stud 116 which is normally in engagement with the uppermost one oit .it series of teeth 117 formed on the rear end ol a. lever 118. The lever 118 rigidly mounted on n shaft 122 suitobly suplo ported its ends in' the side frames 24 and of the machine. .A lever 123 is loosely mounted on the forwardly extending erin off the lever 115 by the` pin which projects into the slotllf. This lever 123 near its upgvier end hes two shoulders 1211 the upper one ol' which is norme-ily under und in engagement with e stud 125 projecting laten olly trom the middle ci the link 113. The levcr-ll123 is ndrm'ully held in this position zo oy e spring 126 which is connected et its `forwerd end to the lower end olf the lever 123 and. at its rear end to the lever 115. ifVhcn e denomination key is depressed the clockwise movement of the lever 103 lowers end the lever 115 the latter is counter clock ie, stud 116 ont of engagement with the uptooth 117 on the lever 118. 'When o .d 11S is moved out of engagement in melon-er witl'i the lever 118 the letter the ehe-lt 122 rocked counter clocks 'viewed in Figs. 2 and 3 hy a spring l which is coiled shout the shaft ,nt one end e'l'iout :t stud 128 g from the righthend side treme lne meoninmtlie other end being bent laterwlly projecting; log on on erin is also rigidly mountedv on the Rgidly mounted on the shot 9 is e stepped )lote 129 (Fig. 5) which is noY molly so positioned that :t plete 130 fast the downwardly extending erm of the is one step of movement above the st step 133 on'tl'ie arm 129. oe-seen 1frein the shove description ticket key has not heen depressed lever 99 is not rocked out of normal no ,lion end 'therefore when the lever 118, `she and erm 129 are rocked `by the pringl127 upon depression of o denion key this lever, shaft end arm no.. :ire onlyiocked one step, the movement of these members heini;Y limited by the engagemt of the uppermost step 133 with the 130. lf. however, e ticket key is del the plate 130 on the lever 90 is o that whenn denomination key is tlienldeed the shaft 122 and theretoreot the ever und arm 129 are moved dni'erentially in accordance with the movement of tno 'ilute'll their extent of movement heing limited by .the engagement of one ci the viewed in Fig. 3, to carry the .Y Yed differentially sway from the arm 129 steps 133 on the erm 129 with the dilil'er entielly positioned plate 130. The erm 36 (Fig. 15) is rigidly mounted on the shell;

-122 and it is therefore evidentthat when the shaft 122 is rocked differentially from" normal position the erm 36 will he given a. like extent of'movemenny and through the link 34 reise the motor. locking erin 30 differentially and out of engagement with the clutch connections of the motor to permit projecting into the bifurceted end of en 1 erm 110 rigidly mounted on :i shaft 113 which is journeled in the side frames of the machine. Also rigidly mounted on the shaft 1413 is an arm 144 (Fig- 15) which. carries a roller 145 eprojecting through e slot 146 in the freine 25 and through on angular slot 14:7 in the link 31. The slot 146 is concen tric with the shaft 1113 to permit oscille,n tion of the arm 14d and the sheft 143. 'lhe slot 147 is so constructed that when the link 34: is raised one or more steps, es :shove described, the arm 144C and shalt 143 ere rocked clockwise es viewed in Fig. 15, en invariable 'distance to rock the erin 110 counter clock-- wise es viewed in Fig. 6. Such movement oi the arm 140 rocks the lever 139 clockwise (Fig. 6) thereby moving the locking plate 109 forwardly. Such movement of the locking plete 109 carries one of its projections 113 over the pin 105 on the depressed denon'iinetion key to lock it in depressed position while the other projections are carried under the pins 105 on the undepressed keys to lock the latter against depression. Neer the end of the lost cycle of operation of 'the machine the link 31 is restored to normal position es will be described presently, thereoy moving the lockingplate 109 out oit lock ing position whereupon the depressed denomination key is restored to normal position by its spring.

Means Jare providedy for locking the me? chine against operation when the machine is not to be used. This means comprises a lock 131 Fig. 5^) mounted on the cabinet 132 of the machine.A The key barrel 112 of the lock carries n member 135 provided with a pin 136 which lprojects into @slot formed in e lever 141. The ,lever 1411v is centrally pivoted onk `the cabinet of the machine and its erm 151 projects over the forwardly eX- tending erm of the lever 99 (Fig. 5A). 1When e key is inserted into the barrel 142 and turned clockwise (Fig. 5A) to lock the machine the lever 14d. is rocked clockwise to move its Y'arm 151 into engagement with the forwardly extending arm of the lever 99 whereby the operation of the plate 97 hence operation of the machine is prevented.

and-the motor locking arm 30 (Fig. l5) is returned onel step toward normal locking position. locking is fully shown said co-pending application,

arm is restored to normal position and described in the aforeand will he described but briefly here.

. A bel'l crank lever 149 (Fig. 3), loosely mounted on the shaft 122, carries at theupper end of its vertically extending arm a roller projecting into a cam groove formed in the face' of the disk 81 rigidly mounted on the drive shaft The forwardly sir-- tending arm of the lever 149 carries a. centrally pivoted lever 150, .which at its lower end carries a pin projecting into a cam slot 15B formed in the forwardly' and downwardly extending arm of a lever 154 also loosely mounted on `the shaft 122.. The vertical arm. of the lever 1511 carries a roller Fig. 4) projecting into a cam groove ormed in' the face of a disk '155 which is fast on the drive shaft 23;

' During the rotation of the main drive shaft 23, the levers1/19 `and 151 are rocked counter clockwise, (Fig. 3), as aunit by their respectivecam grooves (Figs. 3 and 4). The lever 154 is then rocke slightly clockwise relative rto the lever 149 so that the lever 150 is rocked clockwise about its pivot through the slot and pin connection 153 to carry a stud on its upper end into engagement with' the lower face of a tooth 156 which is opposite the stud at that time, a series of these forward end of the lever 118. The-*levers 149 and 154 are then rocked clockwise as a unit and as the stud on the lever 1507.115 in engagement with Aone of the teeth 15 the lever 118, shaftl122, arm 36",(Fig. 15)v link 34, and motor looking arm 30 are returned Ione step toward normal position. Near the,v

very end of a cycle of operation the lever 15:1 isrocked slightly counter clockwise Fig. 3) relative to the lever 149 so that the lever 150 is rocked counter clockwise to carry the stud on the latter out of engagement with the tooth 156. p f

Simultaneously with the rocking of th'e lever 150 so that its stud is taken out of engagement with the tooth 156 the lever 115 is rocked so that the stud 116 on the lever 115 is carried into engagement with the upper face of the tooth 117 which is opposite the stud at the time in order to retain the and The mechanism by which this 'which is engaged `by the lever 115 if this has not already been.

'cycle of operation of the machine t teeth being formed on the' mienne the next cycle of operation.. To accomplish.

this purpose a-stud 159 (Fig. 2) projecting l'from the disk-131 engages the upper end of the lever 123 thereby rocking the latter to carry its upper shoulder 121 out of en Uagement with the stud on the link 11?. lhe spring 126 immediately rocks the lever llclockwise to carry the stud'116 into en gagement with one of the teeth 117. To insure positive movement of thev lever 115 the vertical arm of the lever 115has a nose .the stud 159 to rock accomplished by the spring 126. Upon each he levers 148 and 15sL are operated as above described thereby moving the lever 118 and hence the motor locking arm 30 one step toward normal position. Upon each return movement, of the lever 118 toward normal osiiion after this lever has been ymoved t c iirst step toward normal position the lever 115 is rocked counter clockwise as viewed in Fig. 'by the engagement of the stud 116 with the lower cam edge of the tooth 118 above the tooth engaged by the stud 116 at the end of the previous cycle of operation, and after his stud passes out of engagement with this cam edge oi the tooth a lever 115 is again rocked by its spring 126 or the stud 159 so that the stud with the upper ace of this tooth. U )on the last step of return movement of the lookin r arm 30 to normal position the motor clutch is disconnected, the motor circuit. broken and the machine locked against further operation lmtil a denomination key' againdepressed.

.During the last cycle of opefa'tion'iof the machine the locking plate 109 (Figs. 3 and 6) Afor the amount keys is movedv to normal unlocking position as above described whereupon the denomination key is restored to normal position. As this keyis restored to normal position the spring 101 fig. 3) moves thez late 97 and hence the llocking plate 7() (llig. 5) for the ticket keys to normal position whereupon the depressed ticket key is restored to normal position.

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116 is carried into engagement f llO shaft 167 which is sup- L loosely mounted on the I step ot' movement, the Wheels of higher order transferring at each complete rotetionk The carrying yoperetions from wheels of lower denominations to wheels of higher denominations ere accom lished by the well known Geneva stop mec anisin (Fig. 18) which comprises transfer Wheels 173 carried by a frame 174 pivotally mounted within the totelizer frame 1684. f The totalizer eetmeter 170. (Figs. 6 end 7) vpivotally carries at l?? e lever 178 which at its forward end is provided with a recess 179 engaging over a pin 180 projecting from en arm 18.1, which is rigidly mounted on :the shaft 111. Also rigidly mounted on the shaft v111 is an arm 183 (Figs. 2 and i 7) which at its upperend is pivotelly connected to the ,forward end of the link 184. The rear end of the link 184 is pivotally connected to the upper end oli a lever 1%5 which at its ,loweill end is `pimatelly. co1`mected' toapitman'iflg. This pit-man 186 is forked et bothnends and the forward end straddlee -lastudli andthe reer end .strad dies the diiie 23.. The `Pitman 186, near rear yfnfitllcaxiries a roller projecting into 'the cam groove formed'in the face -ot .the disk 13%. A' vertical har 188 is slidably mounted onthe stud 187 anda stud 189 which,Y project through corresponding slots 190 in the bar 188. .A roller l191 `nrojecting from a rearwardly 'extending' projection on the bar 1.88 projects into a slot 193 formed in the lever 185. A lever 194 is loosely mounted on the shaft 111 and its rearwardly extending arm is forked over a roller 1.95 progecting from a forwardly extending projection Yon the bar 188. The

upwardly and forwardly extending arm of the lever 194: is forked over a pin 1Q@ projecting from the lowereud of an arm 197 loosely mounted at its upper end on the hey frame 18. The arm 197 supporte the forward end of a plate 198 which at its rear end is supported by 'an arm 199' also 'pivotally mounted' at its upper end'on the 'key frame 43.

)Viren a denomination key is depressed its pin 201, projecting from its 'right lmnd side, ooperateswith the corresponding slot 200 formed in the "plate 198. These slots 200 are differentially inclined so that de- 198 and thereby the lever 1% und bar 188 to normal position near the end of the op eration of the machine whenv the depressed denomination key is restored to nor-mel pos1t1on.- v

It can he seen 'that as the roller 191 is diierentially positioned in the slot 193 the4 operation of the pinnen '186 by Athe cem groove in the disk 134 rocks the shaft lll sind arm 181 differentially through the lever 185, link 184i and erm 183. As the arm 181 is connected to the actuator 170 (Figs. f3 and 7) by the lever 178 the actuator 170 will be moved to e like extent. Upon each reciprocation oil3 the pitman 186 a projection 204; on the Pitman engages in one of the notches 205 in the hor 18S to aline the latter ,in adjusted position during theinovement ofthe actuator 170. A'lhe earn groove in the disk 134 1for operating the pinnen 186 is si.) constructed that the actuator 170 is moved diii'erentially near the beginningi of each cycle et operation of the machine and then near the end of the operation rv stored to normal position. During each cycle of operation and while the actuator is in mowed position the totalizer frame 168 is rocked about the rod llZ te move the pinion 169 on the totalizer wheel of low est denomination into engagement with the teeth on the actuator 170, and ythen after the actuator has been restored to norn'ial position the totalizer frame is elevated to :nove vthis pinion out of engagement with the actuator. K f

The means for rocking the totzilizerlrame 16.8 is shown in Fig. 1l.. A 'pitlnnn 20G is pivotqilly connected et its'ulpber end by pin 207 to the totali'z/er frame 168 and yits lower end is forked to straddle a shaft '208'. The shaft 2G?? is ,given one complete rotation upon each complete rotation of the main drive shaft 23 through a large intermediate gear 209 (Figs. 2 and 15) which meshes with the rear 26 on the main drive sha it and i also with a ,gear :210 rigidly mounted on the shaft 20F. The pitmen 206 carries n roller projecting into a com groove 213 formed in a disk 214 rigidly mounted on the shel't 268. 'Ihecam ifroove 213 is so constructed that the totalizer frame-is rocked upon each cycle of operation of the machine to engage the pinion 169 ofthe totalizer wheel of low est denomination with the actuator 170 so that during a returnmovement of the letter at, each cycle of ogeration the totalizer is operated to accumulate the total value of tickets issued.

, The above describedactuating mechanism for the totalizer is so constructed that it is not designed to be given ten steps of movement, which would be necessary to 'add the value of a fifty cent ticket on the totalizor. When the fifty cent key is depressed there tore this actqotng mechanism 1s disebled and therefore the totalizer only accumu-A4 actuator 170 against operation.

the shaft fifth plate. It, however,

lotes tho-tomi voiuo of 5,10, 15 ond 2o @ont tibkets.

n wel bo obvious from tho following do- ".'scription that the disabling means for the totalizer actuating mechanism may be constructed to be disabled by depression of a key of any desired denomination or by any one of a plurality of the denomination keys` without departing from thescope kof the invention. :'i;

The means for disabling th'eactuating mechanism when `the 504 centjkey is depressed' is-shown in Figs. Grand 7. A plate 218 is slidably mounted onthe lockinv" 109, the plate 218 being'providedrwvit slots 221 through which pins 222v on the locking 'plate 109 project. The forward end of the plate 218 carries a pin 219 which projects into-'the recess formed4 in `the upper end` of an arm`220 rigidly mountedfo'n'a shaft 223 supported in the side frames f2.4; and 25' of the machine. Also rigidly mounted on lthe shaft223,I is an arm 224 Whi'ch'is provided with a s106225 through Whicli'a pinf5-7226 ou the lever 178 projects. y, l j

lVith the plate 218 in the positionshown in Fig. 6,'vitcan be seen that yvhenmthe 50 cent key is depressed its pini 105 engages an inclined edge 227 on the plate-218 .thereby moving the plate 218 forwardly ,and relative to the locking plate y109. Such movement of the plate 218 rocks vthe armf'220 and hence the shaft 223 and the arm 224 clockwise las viewed in Figs.v 6 and?.V As

, the pin 226 on a lever17 8 proJectsinto'the arm 224L such movement of? slot 225 in the the arm 224 'rocks the lever 178 to move` its recess `179 out of engagement with the'jpinf 180 in the arxnl181. YWith the lever 178 in this position it can be seen that when the arm 181 is rocked control of theVJ 50 c/ent key as above `described, the actuator 170 will not be.moved,

and therefore the totnlizer When rocked into.- wthfthe actuator will, not be,

engagement opera-ted. When lthe lever 178 is disconnected from the arm'181'a recess 228 in the rear endl of thelever engages overr anstationary stud 229 positively to lock the When the lever 178 isE connected to the arm 181 the Slot 225 i the arm 224'is concentric with $11 so that when the arm 181 and the actuator 1-70 are rocked the pin 226` moves infthe slot 225 and positively remins the lever 178 in'cnnection with the nrm181.- `v V If e. denomination ke othei" than the l50 cent key is depressed in the position shown in Fig. 6, its-p in V105 merely moves into engagement with the lower.,vertical portion of the corresponding slot 230 'in the plate 218 withoutmoving the plat ,hu been that when the 50 cent key'is depressed .operation and' that plate differentially under the? (rig. -18) w en the plate 218 is A,

' lock and the shaft 236 and the rotated through the intermeshing gears 245` key with the inclined edge 23S-of the appropriate slot 230. It can therefore, be seen the totalizeryactuating mechanism is disabled if it 'has not already been disabled by depression of tlie 50 cent key at the next preceding the totalizer actuating mechanism is rendered effective by depression of one of themther denomination keys if it has not already been rendered effective by depression of one of these keys'at the next preceding. operation of the machine. As the pin 105 on the 50 cent key engages the rear end of the plate 218 below theA 1nclined edge 227 when this key is depressed and as the pins 105 of lthe other denomination keys when depressed engage in the slots 230 the plate 218 and-associatedpart's are positively held in one or the other' of their ypositionsduring the operation ofpthe machine.'

Associated with the totalizer is a vtotal Iticketf counter for registering the total number of all tickets issued by the machine. The registering wheels 235 (Figs. 1 and 18) of this counter are loosely mounted on a shaft 236 carried in the vtotalizer frame 168. These yregistering Wheels are actuated by the lengagement of graduated teeth arranged in1 a well known manner on the upper end of a pawl 287 with ratchet wheels 238 rigid with the registering wheels. This pawl 237 is. projecting from the left hand side frame 24, of the' machine and a spring 240 serves to retain the teeth of the pawl in engagement with the ratchet wheels 238. Each time the totalizer' frame 168 is rocked as `above de` scribed, 1is added to the previous amount [on the counter by the engagement of the teeth of the pawl '237. with the ratchet Wheels 288 as is Well known in the art. Spring .pressed retaining pawls 243 prevent retrograde "movement ofV the registering wheels 235. v

Thev device employed to turn the totalizer and thefconsecutive counter to zero is well known in the art and will be described but briefly here. sists of two intermeshing gears 245 and 246 fast to the right hand ends of` the shafts 266 and 167 respectively, so that whena key'is inserted into lx1-lock 247 and 'turned the shaft 286 is rotatedhthrough tivo' small bevel gears 248 (Fig. 1) on the key shaft 167 is and 246. Interposed between the registerii Wheels of the totalizer and the counter l loosely mounted on a stud 239` In general this device contheir respectivo shafts are pawle (not lso A noreste wheels at diii'erent points at which the wheels may bestanding and turn them to zeroes is. well known in 'the art.

A disk250 (Fig. 11) is fast on theishaft 167 and when tlns shaft is rotated toturn the totalize-1'-Wheels to zero a pin 253 on a lever 254 is forced out yof engagement with a notch in the periphery of a disk 256 to move the rear end of an arm 255 in the path of-1n0vement of the pin 256 in the disk 250 to arrest the latter at the end of its rotation as is well known in the art. Such movement of the arm 254e through a pin 257 which is on'gthe transfer frameV 274 (Fig. 18) and engages in a recess (Fig. 11) in the arm' 2542, moves the 'transfer mechanism out of engagement with the totalizer wheel.

orderto' preventthe registering wheels of the counter and `totalizer from .being i. turned to5zero during an operation of the machine a' lever 258"4 (Fig. 11) is pfivotaily mounted on the stud 207. Ilfhe upper end oli' the vertically extending arm of the lever 258 is provided with shoulders which arenormally retainedby a spring 259 in en# gsi-gement with .notches formed I in' the periphery of adisk 260 fast on the counter 7 shaft 336, to prevent backward rotation of the totalizer and counter shafts. The right' hand side of the yoked member 119 (Figs. 3 and 5) carries a stud 263 which is normally out of the path of movement of the downwardly extendingV arm of the lever 258. f When the yoked member 119 is rocked bythe depression' of one of the denomina tionkeys, as above described, the stud 263 moves in front oi and in the path of the downwardly extending arm of the lever 258, thereby locking the resetting mechanism `against operation. During operation of the resetting mechanism the lower end of the downwardly .extending arm .of the lever 258 is over the stud 253, so that the yoked member 119 cannot be rocked and hence the denomination key cannot be .de-

pressed lduring this time.

As shown in Fig. 1 a consecutive counter 266, mounted on the totalizer frame, is employed to count the number oi times the totalizer andthe ticket counter are turned to zero; V This 'eounter2266-.is*omitted in Figs. l'lwand'18 forthe sake of clearhess. This ticket counter is operated bythe re, setting mechanismthrough an arm 267 and alink 268, the linl` 2168 being reciprocated by-a pin and slot connection (not shown) with the bevel gear 248. on the counter 'isha/ft 236.

, Ticket palmiers.

.-'Inhdditidnito the totalizer and the total provided, and these counters serve to regis? ter the number of tickets of each denomina tion issued. The shafts 273 upony which the counter wheels 274 of the ticket counters are loosely mounted ere journaled in the sides of airanoe 275 mounted on the side frame 25A of the machine. Euch shaft 273 carries a disk 276 within which is mounted a pawl 277, (Fig. 10) coperating with a..

ratchet 278 fast to the units wheel 27 A spring 279 mounted on the disk 276 retains the pawl 277 in engagement with the ratchet 278. Each time the disk 276 i ro vtated counter clockwise (Fig. 19) one step and then moved one stepm reverse direc., ltion to normal Aposrnon the pawl 277 engages' the next succeeding tooth of the 'I ratchet 278 and rotates'the units wheel one.

step. Transfer pawls 280 mounted on the.

counter wheels engage star wheels 233' rigid with the counter wheels of next higher orders. iMining;-pawls 2811 for each counter are loosely mounted on a corresponding rod.

g 285 and springs compressed between the `upper ends of the pawls and a cross our 286 retain the aliningnoses of the pawls in engagement with the s'tar'wheels 288. Vs a.

V counter wheel passes from its 9 to its A0 position, a flange' ,for shoulder 288 -on its 'pawl 280 engagesa pin 289 on the corresponding alining 'arm-281i and as the pin prevents the pawl'from. moving out of the notch engagementjbetween two ofthe teeth on the star wheel, the latter with the regis tering wheel oi next higher order moves one step.v When transfers are not necessary Aidly over the star wheel wheel of next higher de 2941 in the shaft engages the pawlv 293 and N thereby rotates the counter wheels to zero position as is wel known in the art.

The disk 276 (Fig. 9) carries a pin 297 which projects through a slot 301 in the frame 275 and into a 'recess formed in the outer end ofen arm 298 'liest on shaft 299 journaled. inthe sides oi.l the 'trame 275..'

There is one of these arms 298 and shafts 299 for each counter, and each shaft at its left hand end carries an'y arm 300.` Pins 303 mounted on vthe arms 300 project into .slots 304 formed in corresponding; arms 395. The

arms 305 are pivotall mounted by pins '302 on a bar' 308, slidaply mounted on pins whichare mounted on the side frame 25 and .project throuh slots 306 inthe bar. The

pinsu201 ont e denomination keys projectl into verticalvslots 307 in the'corresponding varms 305. l The bar 308 ispivotally connect ed at 3.11 to the upper end ofa lever 399 y From the above description it can be seen that when a denomination key is depressed its pin 201 is moved down in the slot 307 of the corresponding arm 305 so that when the bar 308 is moved forwardly by the cam groove 313 the arm 305 is caused to rock about its pivot 302. The pins 201 on the iindepressad denomination keys remain 1n engagement with the upper ends of the slots 307 in their 'coresponding arms 305 so that when the bar 308 is operated these arms are only rocked a slight distance about their pivot 302. The rocking of the arm 3 05, appropriate to the depressed denomination key through its slot and pin connection with the arm 300 rocks this arm .300 and the correspondingshaft 299 and arm 298 sufficiently to oscillate the disk 276 of the appropriate counter one step to add l on the latter as above described. The rocking of the arms 305 for the undepressed denomination keys is not sufficient to oscillate the disks 276 of rthe corresponding counters a suflicient distance to operate( these counters. It can, therefore, be seen that only the counter appropriate to the operated denomination key operated to add 1 upon each cycle of operation of the machine.

P'liiti/ng mechanism.

roll through a guide or chiite 317, between an electroroller 318 and an impression roller 319, between an electroroller 320 and an iin-4 presion roller 323, thence between guide strips 324, and a type carrier 325 and a platen 326. The type carrier 325 is fast on a stub shaft 3261 supported by the side frame 24 of the machine and a frame 327 mounted on this side frame. ,A pinion 328 fast on the shaft 3261 meshes with an actuating segment gear 329 pivoted at 330 to the side frame 24. The segment gear 329 is pivotally connected at 3301 to one end of a link 3.33 which at its opposite end is ivotally connect-ed at 334 to the arm 181 Figs. 6 and 7). When the arm 181 is differentially positioned upon each cycle of operation of the machineit can be seen that thetype carrier 325 through the link 333 and actuating segment 329 is adjusted differentially to bring the proper type to the printing line. While the type carrier is in adjusted lposition the platen 326 is operated to carry the ticket stri against the type in printing position.

e platen 326 is adjustably mounted by a screw 335 in a frame 336 which is mounted on the upper end of a lever 337 loosely mounted on the main drive'shaft The lower end of the lever 337 is pivotally connected to the rear end of a pitman 338 .which at its forward end (Fig. 12) is forked over the shaft 208 and carries a roller rejecting into the cam groove formed in a isk 33S) fast on the shaft 208. The cam groove in the disk 330 is so constructed that the platen is operated while the type carrier is in adjusted position to take an impression from the type carrie-r onto the ticket strip during each cycle of op eration of the machine. l

An inking ribbon 340 through which the t pe carrier prints on the ticket strip is of t e continuous type and passes between the type carrier 325 and the laten 326 over a guide on the frame 327 vun er a tension roller 341 carried .in a pivoted frame 342, over a guide roller 351, between a feeding roller 352 and an ink supply roller 3528 and about a roller mounted on a stud 3521.. The inking ribbon is fed upon each cycle of the ma chine by the rollers 352 and 3528, the roller 352 being rotated directly by a pawl 3522 which is mounted on a reciprocatin bar 3523 and coperates with a ratchet rigidly connected with the feeding roll 352. The bar 3523 is pivotally connected at its rear end to the lever 337 and is therefore reciprocated by the latter. A spring pressed awl 3524 prevents retrograde movement o the feeding roll 352. The ink supply roll 3528 is mounted on a pivoted arm 3526 and a spring 3525 serves yieldingly to retain the roller 3528'in engagement with the feeding roll 352.

The' electroroller 320 and impression roller 323 and the electroroller 318 and impression roller 319 are given one complete rotation ilpon each cycle of operation of the machine through the intermeshing gears shown in the drawings and as is well known in the art. The gear which is rigid with the electroioller 320 meshes with a gear 343 which is rigidly mounted on the main drive shaft 23 and the gear rigid with the impresroller 319 also meshes with this gear An inking roller 344 is employed to ink the electroplate (not shown) and a dating device 345 on the electroroller` 320. An inking roller 346 is employed to ink the electroplate on the electroroller 318 and also the type of a consecutive numbering device 347 carried by the latter. The dating and consecutive numbering devices are well known erating with the impression rollers 319 and 823 respectively to feed the .ticket strip upon4 320 are provided with theusual feeding flanges copmenaces each cycle of operation of the machine so that' after each ticket is printed it is fed through a slot 348 in a frame 349 and through a slot 3481. in a stationary knife 350 -vgmounted on the frame 349. A movable knife 353 is slidable on the stationary knife 350 and is connected by a pin 35e to a frame The vframe 355 is (Figs. ll and 13) mounted on a rod 357 which is supported at its ends in two arms 358 loosely mounted one rod 359. A lever 360 is loosely mounted on the n I rod- 359 and at its upper end is connected to the arms 358 by a cross rod 361 which is carried by the erm 358 and projects through 1'5 the lever 360. Thelower end of the lever 360 carries a roller 362 projecting into a cam groove 361i formed in the face of the gear fast'to the impression roller 323. This cam groove 364 is so constructed that upon each cycle of operation the lever 360 and arms 358 are rocked counter` clockwise (Fig. il) to move the movable .knife 353 from ovei1 the 3481 slot in the stationary imite 350 and then after the ticket 'ha `l`been fed through i this slot the lever 360 and arms 358 are returned' to normall position whereupon the movable knife 353 coperates with thev stationary knife 350 to sever the ticket.

After a ticket has been fed into position so to be severed and severed from the strip its p lower end rests on top of the stationary knife 3504 against a guide strip 372. Near the end of the operation of the machine; and after the varying number of tickets has been severed ,the 'tickets are :ted together by theI check ejecting mechanism, Ato be now described. This ejecting mechanism is adapted to'e'ed the tickets so that they extend out iof a liood37e mounted on the cabinet 132 of 4,0 the machine. The top ofthe hood is preferably of glass or other' transparent material. As the tickets are partially fed out of the 4'hood 39.4 by the ejecting mechanism they pass between the top of the hood and a guhinged door 37 5 which is yieldingly retained in engagement with the .top of the hood as shown in the drawings. U f The check eject-ing mechanism comprises knu'led knobs 376 (Fig. i3) which are rigidly mounted on a shaft 377 and coperate with ltnurled disks 378 loosely mounted "on a cross rod 379. The shaft 377 is jourvn-aled at its right hand end in the printer frame38()A and near its left hand end in the `5&5 side frame 2e ofthe machine. The ends of the vcross rod'379' project through' slots 383 U( Fig-. ll) formed in the vertical sides or ears of the frame 355. A spring 38sL is coiled about the shaft 357 and its ends are 'so bent that they engage the cross rod 379 and yieldingly retain the cooperating knobs 376 and disks 37 8 innormal engagement. Forwardly extending fingers 385 on the frame 355 engage under the shaft 377 to guide thel iframe 355 in its reciprocation.

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When the tickets are fed through the slot in the stationery knife 350, as above described, they pass between the coopera-ting lmobs 376 and dislts 37 8? these knobs and disks being' separatedat such times. Near the end 'i0 of the operation of the machine and ini'- mediately after the last ticket has been severed from the ticket strip the shaft 377 is rotated whereupon the coperating knobs 376 and disks 378 feed the severed tickets so that their upperends project out oi the hood 37e and pass the door 37 The smooth portions 381 of the peripherie-s oi the .disks 398 normally engage the smooth portions 382 of the knobs 376 so that the 30 Wear on the lznurled portions ci the knobs and is not as great Aas it would be if the linurled portions of the disks and knobs were in the same planes.

rihe means 'or rotating the shaft 377 near g5 the end ci the operation of the machine is shown in Figs. 13, le, l5 and 17.V lxpinionf/f" 385ls rigidly'mount/ed on the'riphthand end of the sliailt- 377 and meshes with the teeth 386 -on'the upper end 0f lever 387 loosely ne mounted on the shaft During the first cycle of operation of the machine and while the iframe is in its moved position the. leveri387 is rocked from its normal position shown in Fig. 16 to its moved position 95 Vshown in lli". 17. The shaft 377 and there- :tore the knobs 373 are rotated by this inovement of the lever 387 hut at this time 'the ltnnrled knobs 376 and disks 378 are not in engagement. To roch the lever 387 to 10o its moved position shown in Fig. 17 a cam block 388 carried by a disk 389 fast on 'the main drive shaft 23 engages the downwardly extending1 arm 390'of the lever 387. Enj gagement of the lever 387 with a stationary los stud L08 limit-s the movement of this lever. When the lever 387 is rocked to its moved position an arm393 loosely mounted on the y shaft 14:3 is rocked by its spring 394V to move its upper end under the lower leent me) end of an' arm 395 of the-lever 387 thereby retaining the latter in moved position.A This arm 393 retains the lever 387 in moved position during the' successive cycles of operation of the machine until near the end of the last cycle of operationvvhcn the arm 393 is rocked clockwise (Fig. 17) from under ,the arm 395. Then a spring 396, con- .Anected at its u per end to av pin on the arm 395 and at its ower end to a stationary pin 12o 397,| to. which the 'spring 394;,issalso'con-"f nected Krocks-thelevirA 387 to normal position whereupon the shaft 377 and its lnurled knobs 37 6 are rotated to cooperateA in the disks 378 for the purpose of ejecting the severed tickets', as above dcribed.

ln order to rock the arm 393 to normal position near the end ofthe operation ci the machine, the following means is employed. .An arm 398 is fast on the shaft 143 and car- 18@ 

